Folding cushion seat



July 14, 1931. c. G. POLLEYS FOLDING CUSHION SEAT Filed Jan. .12, 1929 IN VEN TOR. [id/Z96 z/ a le rs.

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Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT [OFFICE i'cHAR-LEs G. 1 oLLnYs, or rnovrnnncn, RHODE ISL-AND, .AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF TO RALPH J. REG-NIER', JR-., OF PBOVIDENQE, RI-[ODE ISLAND I FOLDING CUSHION SEAT Application filed January 12,1929. Serial no. 332,060.

, This invention relates to an improved construction of folding cushion seat; and has for its object to provide a seat of this character Which comprises a cover member to the under side o-f which is connected a flexibly yieldable or foldable spacer member, the cover member being adapted to be folded about the spacer member when con-.

tracted to serve as a'container therefor.

A furtherobject Of'the invention is to form the spacer in ring shape and loosely connect. the ring by means of loop members or other suitable means to the under sideof the cover member, whereby the side edges of the cover member may be folded around the sides of the spacer 'to. inclose the same,

thereby forming' a practical and yet inexpensive seat of a size tofbe readily carried about in the pocket of the user to be readily unfolded and positioned for use and again folded after using for convenient transportation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be morefully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

the cushion spacer beneath.

Fig. 2 is a View of the under side of the seat when in extended position.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2,

the cushion member resting on a base and a cover member resting upon the cushion.

Fig. 4 is a View showing the seat as partially folded with its side edges turned downwardly and the rope or strip form of edges of the cover.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view showing the cover as folded about the spacer, the sides of the latter being drawn inward toward each Fig. 1 is a top view of the seat showing showing the seat in extended position with cushion suspended by loops from the side are folded to form a container for thespacer. F1g..8 s a vlew of the under side of the cover member showing the spacer as being supported both on; the sides and ends of the cover memberby loop members which looselyengage the spacer andserve to centralize 'itin the cover when the latter is folded over the spacer.

Fig.9 is a section on line 99 of Fig. 8 showing the end loops as loosely embracing the spacer member. Fig. 10 is an edge view of myimproved seat, showing the spacer as formedof corrugated material.

is found by those attending outdoor sports, such as base-ball games, foot-ball games, picnics and the like, that often the only place to sit is upon the ground or upon hard, cold'cement which in some instances,

besi des being,uncomfortable,"soil the clothlng ofthe user, and that it is of advantage to provide} an inexpensive readily foldable portableseat which'may be folded into such shape that it maybe readily carried about moved, unfoldedv and positioned for use,

seat havingiaf foldable ,co vermei'nb'ei which under. sideofthe foldable cover to raise the user from the supporting base, the cover serve as a containerfor the same and then readily extended to serve as a soft andcomfortable cushion seat tofspace the body of the, person a suitable distance above thesupporting base on which the seat rests; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of my' invention,

showing" one construction of portable cushnates the,cove,r member of the seat which .may. be formed of any suitable material such as cardboard, vulcanized fibre, bakein the'pocket ofthe user to be readily remay be formed of any suitable inaterial such as'cardboa'rd, leather. and other material and attach a spacer member to the member being adapted to 'befolded about the spacer when collapsed or contracted to fio'n seat by wl1icl1'tl1ese advantageous IKE-"V595 'sults may be accomplished: p

With reference tothe drawings, 10 desiglite and the like, the sides of which may be creased as at 11 or hinged to permit the same to be readily folded about the cushion spacer.

The spacer member 12 may be in any convenient shape or form and constructed of any suitable material, that herein shown being a tubular casing or skin filled with sawdust or other granular material and with the ends of the tubing connected together forming a foldable or collapsible spacer member in ring form. This spacer member, however, may in some instances be in rope or strip form, that is a cushion of extended length and of relatively small diameter in cross section, arranged in any suitable form to serve as a spacer to prevent the body from setting directly upon the supporting base such as the cold, wet ground, cement or board seats.

The spacer or cushion may be formed in ring shape, in U-shape or of a plurality of sections laid parallel or otherwise and secured to the under side of the cover member. This spacer or cushion may be connected by any suitable means to the cover member but I preferably provide a pair of flexible side loops 13 which engage opposite sides of the ring-shaped spacer, the outer edges 14 of these loops being secured to the side edges 15 of the cover member, whereby when it is desired to fold the seat, it is only necessary to turn the seat upside down, in which case the spacer rests upon the under portion of the cover member, and fold the side portions of the cover in their creases or hinges about the spacer, as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 to serye as a container for the Very practical in its operation in that it serves as a soft and comfortable seat and may be readily folded into small space and carried about in the pocket of the user.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

' I claim:

1. A portable cushion seat comprising a cover having substantial rigidity to support the body of the user and having creases therein to permit folding, a support beneath said cover being flexible to be collapsed, means for loosely connecting said sup ort to said cover, the cover being foldable al cover having substantial rigidity to support on e said creases about the support when th s the body of the user and having parallel creases therein to permit the same to be folded, a ring-shaped cushion being flexible to be collapsed, loops loosely connecting said ring cushion to the under side of said cover,- the cover being foldable along said creases about the cushion when the cushion is collapsed to serve as a container therefor.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES G. POLLEYS.

casing and provide a convenient package 7 which may be readily slipped into the pocket of the user. i

In some instances, in addition to the loops 13 embracing the sides of the spacer I may provide end loops 16 which will permit endways elongating of the ring-shaped spacer when its sides are contracted or forced inwardly toward each other to permit the edges of the cover member to be folded about the same, which end loops will then 50 centralize the cushion member in its cover and prevent it from slipping endwise thru the folded container.

. In some instances, the spacer member may be formed of corrugated material as illustrated at 17 in Fig. 10, in which case the cover member will be creased or hinged lengthways of the corrugations permitting the whole to be folded into a compact space to be carried about in the pocket of the user. I also in some instances, as shown at 18 in Fig. 7, may provide a fastening band 18 for holding the package in folded condition.

My improved portable foldable cushion seat is very inexpensive in construction, is 

